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Grafting

Grafting. Spencer Horticulture Curriculum 2011. History. Practiced as early as 1,000 BC Used widely by the Romans to propagate plants. Grafting. Two different plants are united Grow together as one Scion - top - vegetative part Stock - bottom - root part. Grafting. Types of Grafting

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Grafting

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  1. Grafting Spencer Horticulture Curriculum 2011

  2. History • Practiced as early as 1,000 BC • Used widely by the Romans to propagate plants

  3. Grafting • Two different plants are united • Grow together as one • Scion - top - vegetative part • Stock - bottom - root part

  4. Grafting • Types of Grafting • Whip & Tongue • Side Veneer • Cleft

  5. Grafting Whip & Tongue Side Veneer Cleft Scion Stock

  6. Why Grafting? • Give plants stronger and more disease resistant roots • Take advantage of dwarfing • Top working – • Grafting different varieties • Multiple varieties on one plant

  7. Why Grafting? • Different variety for cross pollination • Propagate plants difficult to bud

  8. Requirements • Compatibility (Scion and Stock) • Must be related to each other • Enable parts to grow together

  9. Grafting

  10. Requirements • Scion wood • One year old • Vigorous growth • Timing • Stock and Scion should be dormant—no leaves

  11. Requirements • Matching Tissue • Cambium of plant parts be in contact with each other • Cambium cannot dry out • Waterproof after making graft

  12. Review • What is grafting? • What are the three types of grafting? • Provide an example of when/why grafting should be used. • What plant tissue is most important when grafting?

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